“President Trump used a national emergency statute to incite military action at the border, something that has only been done once before, in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks. The President’s declaration is not only unprecedented in American history, but also absurd and likely illegal.”

Last week across the world, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election scheduled for April, while the Nigerian government delayed its presidential and national assembly contests at the last minute.

“The ‘beltway’ (as in Interstate 495, which circles Washington, D.C.) pundit class failed to predict that Donald Trump would become President of the United States, and he is far removed from traditional definitions of moderation. The Editorial Board posits that this trend is unlikely to falter this cycle.”

“Ultimately, President Trump signed the bill to fund the government on Friday, but unsatisfied with the amount the bill allowed for his border wall, he immediately followed this action with a national emergency declaration in order to collect the remaining sum from other government funds.”

“True as it may be that students can draw on lessons learned pursuing their interests on our campus, perhaps the more appropriate word to describe student leadership at UNC is “laboratory”: on this campus, student governance is treated as a trivial experiment, to be done in an isolated, heavily controlled setting, that has no real impact or bearing on the course of the University.”

“There are still Russian military bases in South Ossetia, and the unfixed border continues to move farther into Georgian territory. These components of an enduring border war hurt the Georgian economy by stifling foreign investment in the country.”

“Kamala Harris is a long-tenured public servant with a track record of experience in both law and governance. It should not be this difficult for any candidate, let alone one with such an establishment-friendly background, to find a base of support among Democratic or independent voters.”

“The fact remains that there are more firearm suicides than firearm homicides in America. Recognizing the relationship between guns and suicide is imperative for developing more comprehensive gun control policies that take into account the full reality of the situation.”

“Algorithms have propagated as alternatives to otherwise human-made decisions, from policing to pre-trial bail to sentencing — decisions about who ought to be free and who ought not to be. However, when unmonitored, algorithms simply pick up where most police officers and judges left off and continue acting with bias against low-income people of color.”

“Our discourse on immigration, which often fails to include the acknowledgement of the humanity of the immigrants, is eroding any semblance of a government based on the moral principles we were supposedly founded upon.”

“It has become abundantly clear in recent cycles that an inordinate amount of electoral power is granted to relatively small and unrepresentative populations. States like Iowa and New Hampshire, simply by virtue of their place in the early stages of process, are examples of such communities — and likely to the detriment of those who will vote later.”

“Gamble is perhaps one of the most fascinating cases on the Court’s 2019 docket, as it raises complex questions about the contours of federalism, prosecutorial discretion, and the constitutional rights of criminal defendants.”

“While the boldness of Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal is admirable, her approach requires more specifics, especially as it relates to transportation emissions. In the arena of electric vehicles (EVs), the United States is moving in the right direction, but a “Green New Deal” must include sufficient funds for EV infrastructure, research and development, and subsidies.”

“Presidential candidates in modern politics run not because they think they can lead the country, but instead for the perks that come with the journey there: notoriety, book and television deals, and, if they’re lucky, a cabinet or vice-presidential nod.”

“That should give pause to anyone who thinks the 2020 election will be a cakewalk for a Democratic challenger because, of course, we saw a familiar narrative play out around three years ago. There’s some quote about insanity and doing things over and over again that feels appropriate here.”